2 Chronicles Chapter 2

1 And Solomon determined to build an house for the name of the
LORD, and an house for his kingdom.2 And Solomon told out threescore and ten
thousand men to bear burdens, and fourscore thousand to hew in the mountain, and
three thousand and six hundred to oversee them.3 ¶ And Solomon sent to Huram
the king of Tyre, saying, As thou didst deal with David my father, and didst
send him cedars to build him an house to dwell therein, [even so deal with me].
4 Behold, I build an house to the name of the LORD my God, to dedicate [it] to
him, [and] to burn before him sweet incense, and for the continual shewbread,
and for the burnt offerings morning and evening, on the sabbaths, and on the new
moons, and on the solemn feasts of the LORD our God. This [is an ordinance] for
ever to Israel.5 And the house which I build [is] great: for great [is] our
God above all gods.6 But who is able to build him an house, seeing the
heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain him? who [am] I then, that I should
build him an house, save only to burn sacrifice before him?7 Send me now
therefore a man cunning to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, and in
iron, and in purple, and crimson, and blue, and that can skill to grave with the
cunning men that [are] with me in Judah and in Jerusalem, whom David my father
did provide.8 Send me also cedar trees, fir trees, and algum trees, out of
Lebanon: for I know that thy servants can skill to cut timber in Lebanon; and,
behold, my servants [shall be] with thy servants,9 Even to prepare me timber
in abundance: for the house which I am about to build [shall be] wonderful
great.10 And, behold, I will give to thy servants, the hewers that cut
timber, twenty thousand measures of beaten wheat, and twenty thousand measures
of barley, and twenty thousand baths of wine, and twenty thousand baths of oil.
11 ¶ Then Huram the king of Tyre answered in writing, which he sent to Solomon,
Because the LORD hath loved his people, he hath made thee king over them.12
Huram said moreover, Blessed [be] the LORD God of Israel, that made heaven and
earth, who hath given to David the king a wise son, endued with prudence and
understanding, that might build an house for the LORD, and an house for his
kingdom.13 And now I have sent a cunning man, endued with understanding, of
Huram my father's,14 The son of a woman of the daughters of Dan, and his
father [was] a man of Tyre, skilful to work in gold, and in silver, in brass, in
iron, in stone, and in timber, in purple, in blue, and in fine linen, and in
crimson; also to grave any manner of graving, and to find out every device which
shall be put to him, with thy cunning men, and with the cunning men of my lord
David thy father.15 Now therefore the wheat, and the barley, the oil, and
the wine, which my lord hath spoken of, let him send unto his servants:16
And we will cut wood out of Lebanon, as much as thou shalt need: and we will
bring it to thee in flotes by sea to Joppa; and thou shalt carry it up to
Jerusalem.17 ¶ And Solomon numbered all the strangers that [were] in the
land of Israel, after the numbering wherewith David his father had numbered
them; and they were found an hundred and fifty thousand and three thousand and
six hundred.18 And he set threescore and ten thousand of them [to be]
bearers of burdens, and fourscore thousand [to be] hewers in the mountain, and
three thousand and six hundred overseers to set the people a work.